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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in to rush
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of pour
People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The neighborhood deteriorated throughout the 1980s and ’90s, even as newcomers from Central America, Southeast Asia and the Soviet Union poured in.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, every practice, and every moment on the field.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Fill to the appropriate line, then pour and scrape out the cup.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The neighborhood deteriorated throughout the 1980s and ’90s, even as newcomers from Central America, Southeast Asia and the Soviet Union poured in.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, every practice, and every moment on the field.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Fill to the appropriate line, then pour and scrape out the cup.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pour
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Check out these holiday movies and other popular films streaming on Samsung TV Plus in November and December.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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All four episodes of Death of Lightning are now streaming on Netflix.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Walk through the front door and the layout flows uninterrupted into multiple living areas highlighted by warm cherry wood accents, fine architectural details and an abundance of natural light.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, another referee rushed to the ring, nearly giving Cena a pinfall win after a move.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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But with legal developments, rushing to publish can lead to out-of-context assertions or worse.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Boos rained down from the fans at Mile High Stadium on multiple occasions — a rare occurrence for an 8-2 team.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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This will prevent water from raining down on the dishes below.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar lavishes her characters with careful attention, and so the reader comes to regard their most troubling actions as justified, if not inevitable.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on Johnson during an interview with The Smashing Machine helmer Benny Safdie on The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Anger and grief lead to change The deaths at Camp Mystic have led to sharp questions from parents and lawmakers about the camp’s safety and evacuation plan in an area known to flood on a regular basis.—
Pamela Brown,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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TikTok users were quick to flood the comments.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In May 2017, Jared opened up to PEOPLE about becoming a girl dad after having two sons, gushing over his relationship with Odette.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Jim Curtis, a life coach who specializes in hypnotherapy, gushed about his new love while celebrating his birthday.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The historian Odd Arne Westad offers an example of this dynamic in the British-German antagonism that precipitated World War I.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pour. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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